Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-10
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Discusses the New Felony
Gambling Bill and Passes it
TO Engros sment.
The House Again Takes Up the Railroad
Bill nnd Discusses 1t, But Final
Action Deferred.
THE SENATE.

AUSTIN, TEX, March 9.-On motion Of
SeDstor Terrell, Senstor Garrison was
elected president pre- tempore to fill the
chair duriug the absence of the proper
officer.
Senator Harrison, for the committee on
county boundaries, reported favorably
House bill creating the county of Mills.
Senator Davis sent up a petition from
Leon county asking an appropriation for
the militia.
Senator B-ll sent up one from Hamilton
county asking that manufactures be eX-
empt from taxation.
Senator Burney sent up one from
Reeves cOun'y ssking the passage of the
Pecos irrigation bill.
Senate bill amending the local option
law was taken up Us untinishe d business.
Senator Bell offered an amendment
providing that the cJuutY commissioners
shall order an election upon the petition
of at least One-third OF the voters as
shown by the. last vote for the Governor,
and providing that they may order an
election ct anv time at their discretion
without petition.
Senator Allen moved to amend by pro-
vidIng that the election may be ordered
upon u peLlLlpu Vi ~ pei cent VI INC
voters, and shall be ordered upon the
petition of % per cent. of the voters,
based upon the vote for Governor at the
last election.
Senator Stinson favored the last amend
meut.
Senator Claiborne opposed it, saying
the ward hummer and political striker
and whisky guzzler in mis- town would
keep up perpetual election so as to Sc
cure free whisky, should the amendment
be adopted.
Senator Simkins argued in favor of
Senator Bells amendment.
Senator Aliens amendment was lost.
Senator Stinson moved to amend SEN
ator Bells am .ndment by striking out,
leaving the ordering of an election to the
discretion of the commissioners. Lost, and
Senator Bells amendment ives adopted.
a message was received from the Gov
ernor appointing James II. Lyde Of Bon
nam District Attorney.
Senator Fields moved TO strike out from
the local option bill the words actually
sick" leaving it to the discretion OF the
physician to Issue prescription to any
one whether sick or not. Adopted.
Senator Calhoun moved to reconsider
the vote, as the bill with the words
omitted would permit fourth class doc
tor without brains or soul to issue pre-
scription 10 any old bum, and that the
saloon men would have just such q ply
stefan for the purpose.
The question recurring upon the adOp
ton of the amendment of Senator Fields,
it was lost-yeas, 10; nays, lG.
Senator Burgess moved to add that
liquor NAV be sold without q prescription
IN cases of great danger aud necessity.
lost.
Senator Lane moved to so amend as to
prohibit the sale of liquors for saCra-
mental or other purposes. Lost.
Senator Claiborne moved to amend by
adding new section providing that rail-
roads or other common carriers shall not
receive or receipt for any barrel, box, case,
key, Jug, bottle, demijOhn, eggs, grapes
or any other article of merchandise with
out a full kno Wedge of the contents
where the same is TO Il conSignGe in any
local option county.
Ruled out of order
The bill passed to third reading by
the following vote: Yees-Senators
Abercrombie, Allen, Armstead, Bell,
Burney, Calhoun, Camp, Claiborne, Davis,
Fields, Frank, Garrison, Harrison, Jarvis,
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